Washing wool

lostinrates

I have a 70% mohair and 30% wool blanket. Marked Dryclean only. Handwashing is crossed out....

It needs a clean....should I obey instruction or will it hand wash?

valk_scot

I'd hand wash it. But I'm used to washing wool. Cool hand wash and rinse, no hot-cold shock, no agitation, no wringing, roll in towels to remove excess water, dry flat if possible.

fairtrade

You could take the risk of hand-washing.
First ask yourself - how much will it cost to replace?
How much will it cost to dryclean?
Is it worth the risk?

Penelope_Penguin

lostinrates wrote: »

I have a 70% mohair and 30% wool blanket. Marked Dryclean only. Handwashing is crossed out....

It needs a clean....should I obey instruction or will it hand wash?

Depending on how valuable this is, I'd try handwashing in cool water, then drying flat.

As this has fallen from the front page of OS, I'll add it to the existing thread to give you more ideas.

meritaten

I handwash pure wool the way my nan did years ago! run a sink full of warm water then grate some soap into it and agitate the water. add the woollen item and just sort of use a kneading motion with outspread fingers. then rinse in the same temp water, rinse again, and again, and when you think all the soap is out - rinse it again and agitate a bit! if no soap bubbles appear then the garment should dry nice and soft!

Ive just seen the post above - my mum had a bit of a craze for mohair cardigans in the seventies, and always gave them to me to wash - the above method, only I used cooler water! lukewarm and once dry would fluff them up with a hairbrush (the real bristle ones). even if the ball band (she knitted them herself) said dry clean only, they always came out lovely!

Former_MSE_Andrea

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